Business Undergraduate Research Theses and Honors Research Theseshttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/148
Fri, 28 Oct 2016 04:14:24 GMT2016-10-28T04:14:24ZThe Role of "Office of Patient Experience" on Experiential Outcomes in U.S. Hospitals: An Empirical Studyhttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/76814
The Role of "Office of Patient Experience" on Experiential Outcomes in U.S. Hospitals: An Empirical Study
Jha, Anuvrat
Since the inception of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), there has been a drastic change in the delivery of healthcare. Payment reform was one of the key attributes of the PPACA, shifting the reimbursement model from fee-for-service to value based purchasing (VBP). In the VBP model, payments are bundled and reimbursement is based on a VBP score. The VBP score is comprised of 70% process management (Quality & Safety) and 30% patient experience during their hospital stay. Patient experience is measured by the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) score. These measures are quantifiable and beginning FY2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid began using the HCAHPS survey to determine reimbursement rates as part of VBP model. Since patient experience has become a vital component of the reimbursement model, hospitals are taking initiatives to improve this patient experience dimension and raise their scores on HCAHPS surveys. One such change is the emergence of “Office of Patient Experience” (OPE) as an independent governing entity responsible for improving patient experience and satisfaction. In this multi-year observational study, we hope to gain insights on the role of such offices across all hospitals in the U.S. and their effects on experiential outcomes in silico. We find that hospitals with OPEs perform better than hospitals without OPEs on six of the ten dimensions of the HCAHPS survey. This study offers theoretical insights on mechanisms to improve patient-centered care through the use of the OPE. Significant practical implication of this research include helping hospital leadership with the decision of whether to invest in an OPE or not and how to structure their OPE.
Sun, 01 May 2016 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/768142016-05-01T00:00:00ZJha, AnuvratUnderstanding Investment – the Effects of Languagehttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/76768
Understanding Investment – the Effects of Language
Chang, Ge
Investment, as a major part of business activities, has always been a popular topic of business research. Economic and financial scientists have identified a lot of financial factors that have been publicly recognized as investment influencers. However, there are relatively few researchers trying to identify behavioral factors that have an impact on investment. Having a business and psychology background, I am interested in exploring people’s investment behaviors from a behavioral-finance standpoint. Previous research has shown that languages differ in whether they require speakers to mark future events using grammatical markers, and this difference actually affects people’s saving behaviors. Considered the fact that savings and investment are highly correlated with each other, the purpose of my research is to see whether there is a similar relationship between languages and investment behaviors. I gather information of 23 languages representing 37 countries as well as the domestic stock market participation rates and foreign equity holding rates of these countries. These two types of rates serve as my indicators of people’s investment behaviors. The main method used in my study is regression analysis. Current progress shows that although other major investment influencers have been controlled in the regression, languages do not seem to have a statistically significant impact on investment. This result is not consistent with the finding of the previous research that languages affect savings. Therefore, besides helping people know more about the underlying mechanism of their investment behaviors, my study provides evidence to question the methods and the finding of the previous research.
Sun, 01 May 2016 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/767682016-05-01T00:00:00ZChang, GeGender Differences in Venture Capital Funding on ABC’s Shark Tankhttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/76767
Gender Differences in Venture Capital Funding on ABC’s Shark Tank
Hunt, Tyler
ABC Network’s reality television show “Shark Tank” gives entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their ideas to a panel of investors for the chance to receive funding. Each season more than 35,000 entrepreneurs apply to be on the show. Whether they receive an offer for funding or not, they still stand to gain the free advertising that comes with appearing on a show with more than seven million average viewers per episode. Although there are abundant resources for knowledge on Shark Tank, women in venture capital, and behavioral gender differences, sources are lacking on gender differences in venture capital funding on Shark Tank. The purpose of this research is to determine if differences exist in how entrepreneurs receive funding based on their gender. To analyze this, I utilized two publicly available datasets containing information on the pitches aired on the show. These datasets were cleansed and merged to form one data set with thirty-five variables spanning across four seasons and 235 pitches. I found that despite having comparable or better businesses than their male counterparts, women ask for lower valuations and accept deals at a lesser percentage of what they asked for compared to men. Explanations for these differences were considered in regards to the industry, sharks, entrepreneurs, and society. This information can be applied to benefit entrepreneurs in search of venture capital, and specifically, future contestants on the show. Going forward this research can be improved by coding for more variables and including data from the rest of the seasons.
Sun, 01 May 2016 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/767672016-05-01T00:00:00ZHunt, TylerProgrammatic Advertising: Shaping Consumer Behavior or Invading Consumer Privacy?http://hdl.handle.net/1811/76764
Programmatic Advertising: Shaping Consumer Behavior or Invading Consumer Privacy?
Watts, Mack
Digital advertising is experiencing a disruptive, industry-transforming shift. Everything – from how companies and brands target consumers, record their preferences and behavior, persuade them, and intervene in the consumer decision process – has dramatically changed. Big Data, particularly from consumers’ online behavior, has fueled opportunities for marketers to create optimized campaigns, cost efficiently, and with great precision, through the phenomenon of Programmatic Advertising. Over half of digital media expenditures in 2015 were on programmatic advertising. It is estimated that $17B will be spent on programmatic advertising next year. Despite its current popularity and exponential growth, there has been a lack of systematic research on programmatic advertising. The goals of this research project are to develop a 360- degree understanding of programmatic advertising, its effect on consumer perceptions and behavior, current industry best practices, and, its projected future. Consequently, this project involves multiple phases and research methods – literature review and analysis (phase 1), qualitative research with managers (phase 2), and a field experiment with consumers (phase 3). I have developed four hypotheses. I tested two hypotheses with results from in-depth interviews with industry executives, and two consumer-behavior related hypotheses with data from a field experiment with consumers. Results from the qualitative research validate the enhanced efficiency and accountability of marketing expenditures (H1), and the growing abuse of consumer privacy (H2), due to programmatic advertising. Results from the field experiment indicate that programmatic advertising positively affects purchase intentions of online shoppers to a greater extent compared to other forms of online advertising (H3), and builds more positive
attitudes towards brands (H4). Novel findings from this research have broad implications for consumer behavior researchers, advertising and media executives, and policy makers.
Sun, 01 May 2016 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/767642016-05-01T00:00:00ZWatts, MackGlobal Public Pension Funds 2004-2014: How Public Pension Funds Change Strategies with Their Investment Portfoliohttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/76741
Global Public Pension Funds 2004-2014: How Public Pension Funds Change Strategies with Their Investment Portfolio
Hwang, Won Hee
Applying public pension funds in eight countries—Canada (CPP), Denmark (ATP), Japan (GPIF), Netherlands (ABP), Norway (GPFG), South Korea (NPS), Sweden (AP), and the United States (CalPERS), I investigate backgrounds, changes in investment strategies, and performance from 2004 to 2014. With comparison among portfolio over the time periods, I find that: (i) public pension funds shifted investments from fixed income to equities; (ii) there is increased investments in global markets transferred from domestic markets; (iii) investments in public markets moved to private markets through alternative investments. Another administrative change in those pension funds is increased in-house management of their investments, and this change is to reduce fees and to exert better control. I also compare investment performances among three sub-periods, pre-crisis (2004-2006), intra-crisis (2007-2010), and post-crisis (2011-2014). The data indicate that all of the eight countries have the lowest returns in intra-crisis; and six out of eight countries represent higher investment returns in pre-crisis compared to post-crisis.
Monthly Research Scholar Award
Sun, 01 May 2016 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/767412016-05-01T00:00:00ZHwang, Won HeeCorrelation of Financial Literacy to Student Loan Debt, Numeracy, and Personal Finance Traininghttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/76724
Correlation of Financial Literacy to Student Loan Debt, Numeracy, and Personal Finance Training
Murley, Nicholas
More Americans than ever before are attending college. Meanwhile, the cost of college has risen at a rapid rate. As a result, the quantity of student loans has skyrocketed. As of January 2016, there is over $1.3 trillion in current student loan debt outstanding in America. The increased prevalence of these powerful financial instruments in Americans’ lives could lead to destruction if the borrowers of these funds don’t fully comprehend the finances behind their loans. Although many college students have limited financial experience beyond the use of their debit card, those with loans have committed a major financial transaction and should theoretically have the financial literacy to understand it. The aim of this research was to determine if there is indeed any correlation between student loan debt and financial literacy – does the average student with loans have a significantly higher financial literacy score than the average student without loans? Additionally, the research aimed to identify other correlations with financial literacy, such as with numeracy and personal finance training. Ohio State University students (N=399) completed a three-part survey comprised of a demographic section, a financial literacy test, and a numeracy test. There are several findings of note: First, there was no significant difference in students’ financial literacy scores based on whether they had student loans or not. Second, a significant correlation existed between students’ financial literacy and numeracy scores. This is as expected as it is presumably difficult for a student with poor numeracy to have strong financial literacy because finance is predominately driven by numbers. Third, students who have had some personal finance training had significantly greater financial literacy than those who have not. This result suggests that there may be real value in educating teenagers on the fundamentals of finance.
Sun, 01 May 2016 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/767242016-05-01T00:00:00ZMurley, NicholasFacebook Happinesshttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/76714
Facebook Happiness
Lu, Kailun
As the world’s largest social networking site, Facebook has reached 1.59 billion monthly active users around the globe as of December 2015. People access Facebook because they want to connect with their friends and family. People want to find happiness on Facebook, but do they? The purpose of this research is to measure how Facebook users’ emotions change after looking at Facebook, and the role played by different types of Facebook posts and its social comparison. The research was conducted online using 128 college students ranging from the ages of 16 to 41. Since Facebook users were exposed to many events throughout the day, researchers believed that there were mainly four types of events that people share on Facebook: Lifetime Events, Special Events, Routine Events and Neutral Events. Participants were randomly assigned to view a Facebook “news feed” full of one of the Lifetime Events, Special Events and Routine Events combined with some Neutral Events. Then they were asked to think about an acquaintance who posted these events on Facebook. Participants reported their positive and negative affect both before and after looking at the Facebook posts, and difference scores were calculated by subtracting the pre-Facebook affect scores from the post-Facebook affect scores. The results of a one sample t-test were shown to be significant and revealed that participants felt a less positive affect after looking at Facebook than they did before looking at Facebook. The results suggest that viewing Facebook decreases a user’s positive emotional state. A correlation test was used to see if comparing with users’ Facebook friends made them feel bad or not, and the results show that Facebook users do not realize that going on Facebook makes them feel worse. Additional research is planned to further examine how different types of Facebook posts may differentially affect positive affect. In conclusion, Facebook viewing has a negative effect on users’ emotional state. Facebook users seem unaware that this is happening, and additional research is planned to shed further light on this effect.
Sun, 01 May 2016 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/767142016-05-01T00:00:00ZLu, KailunA Practical Framework for the Scaling of Social Enterprise across Developed and Developing Economieshttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/76707
A Practical Framework for the Scaling of Social Enterprise across Developed and Developing Economies
Rumburg, Kelsey
Social enterprise is an emerging field focusing on the use of entrepreneurship and earned income to run a business with a social focus and mission. While the idea is certainly not new, academic analysis, coursework, and degree programs are a recent development in this interdisciplinary subject. Prominent research in the field currently focuses on the key traits of a social entrepreneur, case studies for specific countries, and the sectors in which social enterprise develops and thrives. However, very little research has been done on social enterprise as it spans different economies. As social enterprises seek to solve major societal issues, such as poverty, poor education, and lack of empowerment, understanding the most effective growth strategy for social enterprise is key in maximizing impact of the organization. This research will focus on the scalability of social enterprise models that transcend both borders and stages in economic development. Through qualitative case study analysis and review of the current commercial and social enterprise scaling literature and methodology, a framework has been developed for designing social enterprises that seek to scale in a way that they can operate in both developed and developing countries. Key findings show that differences do exist in social enterprise development in different economic situations, and that scalability is a matter of leveraging core competencies that provide economic and social value and understanding and adapting the business model as fit. This framework, designed for social enterprise practitioners, has been validated with case study comparison of social enterprises that operate in both economies. This is significant because the social enterprise sector is expected to grow rapidly over the next decades, thus understanding and implementing scale effectively is imperative for continued success of many social enterprises.
Sun, 01 May 2016 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/767072016-05-01T00:00:00ZRumburg, KelseyAnalysis of traditional vs. 'click and collect' grocery serviceshttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/76698
Analysis of traditional vs. 'click and collect' grocery services
Toth, Erica
Grocery has always been recognized as one of the most competitive industries and, as retailers innovate new ways to get their goods in the hands of the consumer, it is only getting more competitive. In the past five years, online grocery sales have grown at an annual rate of 16.6% and the growth is projected to continue. The 'click and collect' method in comparison to in-store shopping has been studied previously, with research indicating substantial differences in how two groups of customers view the same retailer. Previous research has found that online customers view service quality and convenience more favorably and are more loyal than traditional customers, while traditional customers view product quality and product range quality better than online customers. Much of this research was completed over half a decade ago, and because of the rapid advancement and adoption of technology, this study aims to reexamine the differences between these two customer groups in relation to how they view a specified retailer and what behavioral intentions result from these perceptions. A survey was created and distributed online to collect data from 215 participants that have shopped at the designated retailer either in-store, through the 'click and collect' method, or both. A few differences from the original research were seen from the results gathered; there was no observed difference in how these two groups of customers view the grocer on range quality, or the sacrifice they make by selecting the retailer as their grocer. The study also yielded a significant difference in online customers viewing the quality of products ordered higher than those that shop in-store. These studies of customer perceptions provide information for grocery retailers to improve their future strategies to held them attract and maintain customers, which is very important in the competitive environment.
First Place in Business/Education and Human Ecology/Speech and Hearing Science Category, Denman Undergraduate Research Forum
Sun, 01 May 2016 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/766982016-05-01T00:00:00ZToth, EricaVulnerability of the National Electric Grid to the Influences of Renewable Power Generation and Consumptionhttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/76681
Vulnerability of the National Electric Grid to the Influences of Renewable Power Generation and Consumption
Elsbernd, Kenneth
Trends over the past 25 years suggest a decline in fossil fuel consumption per capita and an increase in per capita consumption of renewable energies. Consumption per capita of energy generated from fossil fuels, as a percentage of the total per capita consumption, declined from 92.3% to 89.3%, while per capita consumption of renewables increased from 7.7% to 12.0%. Should these trends persist, the utilities sector could be in danger of decreased profits, which could lead to cost cutting measures and ultimately a lessening of maintenance for the national electric grid in the distant future. A multiple linear regression model was created to forecast the future affect that a switch in energy consumption would have on the utilities sector in the United States and the price sensitivity in different sectors. The model utilizes annual renewable energy consumption per capita and sector-based electricity pricing to predict the annual consumption of fossil fuels per capita. Forecasts for fossil fuel consumption per capita could show how the current landscape of the utilities sector, which generates power largely from fossil fuels, will be troubled, should sector strategies not adapt. Based off of the predictive model, should current trends persist, the utilities sector will see decreasing profits. To counteract lower profits, electricity prices may increase to some customers, potentially causing consumers to search for alternate sources of electricity. Though not an immediate threat due to its small share of the energy market, renewable energy trends suggest that consumer’s source of energy will shift in the future, from fossil fuels to renewables. Additionally, changes in regulation throughout the industry could alter the energy landscape further. Without a change to the current structure of the utilities sector, and if facilitated by regulatory alterations, customers could increasingly leave the national electric grid in favor of lower cost alternatives.
Sun, 01 May 2016 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/766812016-05-01T00:00:00ZElsbernd, KennethWhy Are Millennials Buying Fewer Cars?http://hdl.handle.net/1811/76668
Why Are Millennials Buying Fewer Cars?
Dempsey, Andrea
Millennials are the largest generation in the U.S., hitting 75.3 million in population in 2015 and expected to spend over $200 billion in 2017. However, they are buying much fewer cars than generations before them, and the number of millennials who purchased a new car dropped 30% from 2007-2014. Previous literature on this subject explains the authors’ opinions and speculations as to why millennials are buying fewer cars, but no one has conducted a scientific study to discover millennials’ true attitudes on car ownership. The purpose of this study is to understand if millennials are buying fewer cars due to financial reasons, or if they are buying fewer because they truly do not need or want to own one. 259 millennials across the United States responded to a survey regarding their views on car ownership via Amazon’s Mechanical Turk, and regression tests and an Anova test were used to analyze the results. Results show that there is no statistically significant relationship between geography or income and car ownership, but there is a positive relationship between being a high school or college graduate and owning a car. Additionally, of the respondents who do not own a car, 42% responded it was due to financial reasons, but 58% said it was because they do not need to own one. This research shows that U.S. car manufacturers can expect to see an increase in millennial car purchases as millennials age, but millennials will still not buy cars in the large amounts previous generations did.
3rd place in Business/Education and Human Ecology/Speech and Hearing Science Category, Denman Undergraduate Research Forum
Sun, 01 May 2016 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/766682016-05-01T00:00:00ZDempsey, AndreaTrends in the Reasons for Restatementshttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/76651
Trends in the Reasons for Restatements
Brackman, Kyle
In 2014, more than 500 companies or over 3% of all public companies filed a Form 8-K Item 4.02 disclosure indicating that a previously issued financial statement should not be relied upon due to a material error. These material errors mislead investors, creditors, and other stakeholders. Therefore, such a company is subsequently required to issue corrected financial statements through a Form 10-K/A disclosure. By understanding the underlying errors that drive companies to restate, accountants can take actions to minimize the quantity of restatements. Previous research has examined the relationship between the passage of time and the number of restatements. This study adds to the discussion by describing reasons that companies restate and the associated trends. Audit Analytics database provided by Wharton Research Data Services was used to analyze all Item 4.02 disclosures from 2004 to 2014. These restatements were classified by whether clerical error, fraud, accounting error, or another type of error led the company to restate their financials. The results indicate that the proportion of restatements explained by clerical errors has fallen from over 14% in 2008 to about 1% in 2014. The proportion of restatements explained by fraud has fallen from over 3% in 2004 to under 1% in 2014. As a result, the proportion of restatements explained by accounting errors has increased from about 86% in 2008 to over 98% in 2014. These results are consistent with the presumption that increased regulation, technology, and education may reduce fraud and clerical error over time. The total number of restatements has more than doubled since 2008 despite evident decreases in the proportion of restatements explained by clerical error and fraud. As the proportion of restatements explained by accounting errors predominates, actions must be taken to reduce accounting error and consequently diminish the total number of restatements.
Sun, 01 May 2016 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/766512016-05-01T00:00:00ZBrackman, KyleTechnology and Motivation to Exercise: Data Display Formats, Progress Feedback, and Strength of Commitment for Personal Fitnesshttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/76544
Technology and Motivation to Exercise: Data Display Formats, Progress Feedback, and Strength of Commitment for Personal Fitness
Weng, Xu
The purpose of this study, inspired by observations of the increased use of data-driven fitness activity trackers, is to measure how using different methods to display the same set of data influences perceptions of its value: understanding of the data, informative value of the display, and motivation to take action or change behavior. Previous research predominantly focuses on the effectiveness of wearables, not their displays. For this study, data was collected from 273 respondents: an approximately equal number of males and females ranging in age from 18 to 72 (average age of 31) from OSU undergraduates and Amazon’s Mechanical Turk. Participants evaluated different charts, tables, and graphs created from the same data set: 2 line graphs, 2 bar graphs, 1 pie chart, 1 table, 1 radar graph, and 3 visual displays. Questions assessed interpretation and understanding of the material as well as personal perception of the informational and motivational value of the displays. Respondents ranked motivational power of the displays in the following order (most to least): visual display, table, pie chart, line graph. Need for Cognition was included, and both those in the top 25% and the bottom 25% answered a context question more accurately using a table than a line graph despite looking at the table for less time. Respondents rated display characteristics related to data and information more important than appearance-related characteristics. Display format does influence the severity of inferences people deduce from data, and how meaningful they find the information to be. These results can be applied to the health and medical fields in general by providing insight into data display formats that are more likely to promote healthy diets, exercise, and other regimes such as medical prescription adherence.
Sun, 01 May 2016 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/765442016-05-01T00:00:00ZWeng, XuVariables Impacting Student Loan Knowledgehttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/76531
Variables Impacting Student Loan Knowledge
Fischietto, Nicholas
Student loan debt has eclipsed auto and credit card debt; it is now the second largest category of household debt, only lagging behind mortgage debt. In August 2015, student loan debt in the U.S. ballooned to over $1.3 trillion. With default rates hovering around 14%, student loan debt has become a serious issue for many U.S. households. While a college degree remains valuable, tuition and fees continue to escalate. Many times, the decision to take on student debt is made by 18-year-old individuals, who might not fully comprehend the long-term ramifications of their decisions. The goal of this research is to determine whether any independent variables impact students’ knowledge of their loan situation and if students view their loans as investments. Student loan knowledge was gauged by whether students could identify their interest rate, starting salary, and debt burden. The five independent variables being explored are current employment, debt dependency, enrollment in a high school or college financial course, and budgeting. Data was acquired through a survey of 441 Ohio State students. Multivariate regressions and two-proportion Z-tests were run to determine if the different independent variables contribute to greater student loan knowledge. The research concludes current employment has the greatest effect on whether students know their loan situation. This research provides insights into why some students are more knowledgeable about their student loans and opens the discussion about what can be done to educate the high school graduates making the student loan decision.
Sun, 01 May 2016 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/765312016-05-01T00:00:00ZFischietto, NicholasWhy do states adopt energy-driven tax incentives?http://hdl.handle.net/1811/76519
Why do states adopt energy-driven tax incentives?
Taggart, Patricia
In the past few decades there has been an increased interest in energy efficient technologies and renewable forms of energy for power generation. Many U.S. states have adopted various forms of tax incentives to remove cost barriers and to encourage the use of energy efficient technologies and renewable energy. A large literature has examined the effectiveness of these tax incentives; however, this literature has placed little emphasis on the factors associated with adoption of these policies. The purpose of this study is to establish a precursor to the analysis of these types of policies’ effectiveness on the state level: an investigation into the reasons states adopt these tax incentives. Relevant tax incentive data for each of the 50 states was obtained from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE), while information about each state’s adoption factors was obtained from various federal government websites. The relationships between these variables for the 50 states were explored using a cross-sectional regression analysis. The findings reveal that the ideology of a state’s citizenry is associated with having more tax incentives for energy efficiency and renewable energy; Democratic-leaning states are more likely to adopt environmental tax incentives. In contrast, a state’s energy prices, wealth, and carbon dioxide emissions do not influence the number of these types of incentives adopted. Finally, states with a higher average annual percentage of sunny days adopt a greater number of tax incentives for solar power.
Sun, 01 May 2016 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/765192016-05-01T00:00:00ZTaggart, PatriciaBreach Fatigue: Consumer Apathy Towards Data Breaches and Personal Securityhttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/76373
Breach Fatigue: Consumer Apathy Towards Data Breaches and Personal Security
Shaver, Matthew
In the past five years data security breaches have transformed from relatively unknown occurrences to widespread infiltrations of large corporations covered by the national media. While studies have been conducted regarding consumer sentiment after being affected by a "mega" data breach, none have attempted to understand how data breaches impact consumer behavior. The main objective of this paper is to uncover how direct or indirect experience with data breaches influences behavior. It is hypothesized that consumers who were directly impacted by data breaches will have taken the most severe steps to prevent further data security issues. A 77-question survey was created to compare behavioral actions taken by three consumer groups: those personally affected by data breaches, those indirectly affected, and those not affected. A Chi-Square analysis was conducted to determine if proportionate responses varied significantly between the groups. Results were surprising, showing that regardless of the means by which data breaches affected consumers (direct, indirect, or none) their data security behaviors remained statistically similar. This goes to show that consumers have not necessarily translated their negative past experiences with data breaches into actual behavioral changes. However, interesting findings were made with regards to how consumers use debit cards and social security numbers following a data breach. The hope is that with this information uncovered companies who provide data security services or who benefit from customers proactively securing data can better create pitches or programs that speak to behavior-indifferent consumers. This research allows for further study into the feelings and emotions that prevent consumers in these different groups from taking differing actions. It could also be replicated with the main focus on those directly impacted, and work to test ways companies can incentivize these consumers to change their behaviors for the better.
Sun, 01 May 2016 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/763732016-05-01T00:00:00ZShaver, MatthewUsing Twitter to Predict Investor Decisionshttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/76361
Using Twitter to Predict Investor Decisions
Renner, John
Since the stock market’s inception in the 17th century, people’s thoughts and feelings have played a part in a stock’s success in trading. Obviously, company performance and an investor’s rigorous analysis of a stock drive most valuation, but it has been proven that, especially in the short term, investors’ cognitive biases drive some decisions as well. What if an investor knew how others felt about a company? What if they could see a facet of those biases? With this kind of information, investors and companies could make more informed and profitable decisions every day. With technology today, we may have a tool that shows how people feel in regards to a company: Twitter. I ask the question: can Twitter be used to predict how an individual stock will move on a given day? Using DiscoverText, an application that collects Tweets based on keywords, I collected data on Tweets about three major corporations: Home Depot, Starbucks, and Southwest Airlines. WordStat, an application that counts words in text data, was used to code positive and negative sentiment for Tweets. SPSS was then used to develop a Time Series regression model. Results indicate predictive relationships between the stock price of a company and positive Tweets, negative Tweets, and the number of words in each Tweet. The study finds a statistically significant relationship between the sentiments, volume of Tweets, and stock price, but the relationship differs between companies. Future research needs to determine if this is because of difference in product or some other factor. Going forward, my research has the ability to play a role in larger models and allow investors to make more educated and more profitable investing decisions.
Sun, 01 May 2016 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/763612016-05-01T00:00:00ZRenner, JohnThe Sharing Millennials: How differences in sharing behaviors affect mobile app usage among Western and Eastern consumershttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/68709
The Sharing Millennials: How differences in sharing behaviors affect mobile app usage among Western and Eastern consumers
Willman, Josie
Technology enhancements in the retail environment are constantly evolving, and the way consumers engage with retailers through these technological channels are becoming more seamless, most notably through the mobile channel. This study focuses on identifying how consumers currently utilize their mobile phone in retail environments across global markets. The global comparison aspect will allow for the discovery of how different top mobile-friendly societies and retail environments around the world integrate mobile capabilities as part of their retail experience. There is another challenge of understanding the desired mobile capabilities expected or demanded by consumers in local cultures in global markets. The methodology for this study is to design and distribute a survey that focuses on the consumption of mobile apps. The survey contains questions that will identify individualistic and collectivist behaviors, perceived usefulness, ease of use, and security of mobile apps, current social factors influencing mobile usage, and demographic information. The well-established and widely used Technology Readiness & Acceptance (TRA) model is used to help describe the differences in consumer behaviors. Constructs are under development to understand how western culture behaviors and eastern culture behaviors may influence the way in which consumers engage with these channels. The study is still in progress but based on previous academic research and a test survey that was distributed to both Ohio State campus domestic and Asian students, it is hypothesized that eastern culture behaviors will differ from western culture behaviors ultimately affecting their respective mobile app usage in retail settings. The results of this study will help retailers understand the importance of integrating a sound mobile strategy through mobile apps that will continuously engage and satisfy their consumers on a global scale. It will also allow retailers to understand their consumer’s needs in mobile apps and to further enhance brand engagement and loyalty.
Fri, 01 May 2015 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/687092015-05-01T00:00:00ZWillman, JosieMass Media Advertising for the Big Retail Banks in the United States: How Firms are Leveraging Television to Acquire Customershttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/68599
Mass Media Advertising for the Big Retail Banks in the United States: How Firms are Leveraging Television to Acquire Customers
Heller, Mitchell
In the retail banking industry, there is an assortment of factors that consumers consider when choosing one bank over another. While studies have been conducted regarding persuasive advertising elements, none of the studies has pertained to banks. American banks are spending millions of dollars on television advertisements, but the reality is that commercial views are on the decline with the growth of digital video recorders and online video streaming. This journal will uncover what advertising strategies are most effective for a variety of banking customer segments. The theory of consumer readiness involves consumer ability and motivation. It was hypothesized that high ability and high motivation individuals would respond more favorably to commercials with central cues compared to low ability and low motivation individuals. A 34-question survey was conducted to help identify which advertising types are most effective to each consumer segments. A series of Z-tests and confidence intervals were run to determine the statistical significance of the survey data. Results are directional, showing that the hypothesis was correct, but only for certain criteria. The hope is that with groups of consumers identified, consumer banks can develop more effective advertising strategies to appeal to each segment. This research opens the door to comparing television, mobile, online, and print advertising effectiveness. Additionally, this research could be replicated by combining research methods, such as EKG studies and focus group interviews, in order to decrease the biases of respondents that are commonly found in surveys.
2nd Place, Business/Education/Speech and Hearing Science Discipline, Denman Undergraduate Research Forum, The Ohio State University
Fri, 01 May 2015 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/685992015-05-01T00:00:00ZHeller, MitchellDigital Shopaholics: Patterns of Purchases, Products, and Buying Prices by Chinese and American College Studentshttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/67911
Digital Shopaholics: Patterns of Purchases, Products, and Buying Prices by Chinese and American College Students
Wang, Yuxuan
With the development of new technologies, more and more people choose to use the Internet for shopping instead of shopping in brick and mortar stores. In my research, I compare the self-reported shopping behavior of consumers from China now living in the USA with the self-reported shopping behavior of consumers who were raised in the USA. The majority of self-reported purchases included products such as books, groceries, and electronic devices. Payment methods included credit cards, debit cards and Paypal. I used surveys and focus groups to collect my data. In addition to comparing my original data (over 200 participants) from the different groups directly, I also make comparisons with secondary data (from research firms and publicly available databases). My analyses include comparisons of the Chinese consumers and American consumers with similar demographics. In general, the research findings reveal an interesting mix of influences on the behavior and preferences of Chinese students from traditional Chinese backgrounds now living in the USA. Compared to traditional Chinese consumers, Chinese students living in US are very active in using deal websites and in using credit cards when shopping. Compared to American college students, Chinese students in the USA use more deal websites when shopping online. This research may provide important insights for online retailers as well as banks providing credit cards for college students. The research findings may also provide insights as to why some college students tend to overspend when using credit cards.
Fri, 01 May 2015 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/679112015-05-01T00:00:00ZWang, YuxuanThe Conditions under which a Supply Chain Relationship might create Economic Valuehttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/60317
The Conditions under which a Supply Chain Relationship might create Economic Value
Winton, Alexander
A more collaborative approach to supplier relationships has generally been thought to lead to opportunities for value creation as opposed to simply cost reductions. However, a vast majority of empirical studies which look to study this are conducted on a static basis which only permits an analysis of the general conditions under which some firms outperform others. Studies of this nature cannot capture the dynamic relational components inherent within knowledge intensive supply chains. As a result, these studies do not take place at the proper level to systematically study individual managers’ perceptions of potential value creation. Because of this, these studies cannot explain the enactment of a value creating, path dependent, creation entrepreneurial opportunity which could lead to a sustained competitive advantage. In my thesis, I attempt to address this research gap by providing theoretical evidence that when dialogical communication takes place between firms, the conditions are created which might lead to the formation of a creation entrepreneurial opportunity. In doing so, I show how learning might take place across firm boundaries which makes a contribution to extant work on the theory of firm boundaries by explicating the potential for a value producing external governance structure.
Thu, 01 May 2014 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/603172014-05-01T00:00:00ZWinton, AlexanderThe Effectiveness of Price Limit Imposed on Stock Market in Mainland Chinahttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/59915
The Effectiveness of Price Limit Imposed on Stock Market in Mainland China
Cao, Han
According to stock exchange regulations in Mainland China, in order to mitigate excessive volatility and protect ordinary investors from market manipulation, the price of any stock cannot change by more than 10 percent from its previous day’s closing price on any given trading day. Although the price limit regulation exists in a substantial number of financial markets around the world and has attracted much attention from government regulators, industrial practitioners, and academic researchers, the existing literature is limited. In consideration of inconclusive arguments and out-of-date samples in previous research about emerging markets, it is necessary to reconsider the effectiveness of price limit with more recent data through an insightful approach. The purpose of this study is to show that price limit in the Chinese stock markets is ineffective to some extent, in that they cannot successfully mitigate market volatility or provide higher returns to investors. In order to better understand the effects of price limit, this study utilizes historical stock price data in the Chinese stock markets over 20 years, which includes both periods with and without the price limit regulation. The fundamental idea of this study is to analyze volatilities and returns of different periods, based on overall market, various industries, various market caps, and selective sample stocks. The empirical results in the research show that price limit regulation works under certain circumstances while fails to mitigate volatilities or provide higher returns in most cases. The findings exactly match the hypothesis and indicate ineffectiveness of price limit regulation. In conclusion, this study could be used as empirical evidence for implementing appropriate stock market regulations, and promoting stock market microstructural reforms, especially for emerging markets.
Honorable mention at the 19th Denman Undergraduate Research Forum
Thu, 01 May 2014 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/599152014-05-01T00:00:00ZCao, HanTHE EFFECT OF PACKAGING TYPEFACE ON PRODUCT PERCEPTION AND EVALUATIONhttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/58451
THE EFFECT OF PACKAGING TYPEFACE ON PRODUCT PERCEPTION AND EVALUATION
Fligner, Alysha
In this research, we investigate whether packaging typeface can effectively promote food products that are healthful. In three empirical studies, we show that first, consumers can reliably identify semantic meanings (e.g., naturalness) associated with a particular style of typeface and the connotations inferred from packaging typeface carry over to their product perception and evaluation, leading to enhanced persuasion. Second, the effect of typeface is moderated by whether or not the connotations engendered by the typeface are in line with the information signaled by the product’s intrinsic or extrinsic cue.
Sun, 01 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/584512013-12-01T00:00:00ZFligner, AlyshaA Community of Me: The Role of Participation Allocation in Determining the Effectiveness of Consumer Empowerment Strategieshttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/52996
A Community of Me: The Role of Participation Allocation in Determining the Effectiveness of Consumer Empowerment Strategies
Friedman, Zachary
Past research exploring consumer response to co-creation has shown that consumers who are empowered to select what products a firm offers show a stronger demand for the selected product than non-empowered consumers due to an increase in psychological ownership of the product. However, this past research has not systematically examined what influence the amount of participation an individual perceives themselves as having in a collaborative design process has on their degree of psychological ownership. This article investigates the effect that consumers’ perceived amount of participation has on psychological ownership of a product and whether reference group dynamics impact this effect. Two studies mimicking a collaborative design process demonstrate that any perceived amount of participation, whether large, small, or ambiguous, equally increases consumers’ psychological ownership of a product, future loyalty intentions toward the company, and underlying demand for the product, compared to attributing full influence to a single “winner”, which is equal to allocating no participation to consumers. Further, in cases of non-empowering participation allocation strategies, psychological ownership increases when in-group members are perceived to have a significant influence on the product while future loyalty intentions toward the company decrease when dissociative out-group members are perceived to have a large influence. This effect is moderated by consumer’s degree of association with their in-group. Reference group dynamics have no effect when consumers are given an empowering participation allocation, showing that the “empowerment-product demand” effect is stronger in determining consumers’ psychological ownership in a product and future loyalty intentions toward the company than social identity and reference group influence. These results support previous research findings, build on the exploration of the psychological effects of co-creation strategies, and will help managers design their co-creation initiatives.
2nd Place in the Business/Education/Speech and Hearing Science Category in the Denman Undergraduate Research Forum; Selected to Present at Product Development and Management Association 2012 Research Forum
Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/529962012-12-01T00:00:00ZFriedman, ZacharyMishandled Baggage Service Recovery: Winning the Satisfaction Gamehttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/51824
Mishandled Baggage Service Recovery: Winning the Satisfaction Game
Lenox, Zachary
Service operations are pervasive and significant in today’s economy, with customers demanding both high levels of customization and consistency from service providers. A major challenge in service operations is service recovery: converting a dissatisfied customer into a satisfied one. In the case of airlines, some of the most important service recovery efforts occur after baggage has been delayed, lost or damaged. Baggage recovery typically occurs at the end of a customer’s airline experience, making it one of the most memorable interactions that can impact return tendencies. Despite the importance of this interaction, our study American Airlines, Continental, Delta, Southwest, Northwest, United, and US Airways over nine years and 18.5 million baggage transactions shows that Southwest Airlines dominates its competitors as a clear leader in positive service recovery efforts.
The purpose of this research is to investigate the procedures, policies, and cultural differences between Southwest Airlines and the remaining competitors. Using service-profit chain theory, we show the importance of procedures, policies, and employee empowerment on service recovery efforts. In order to do this, we conduct fourteen interviews with associates and managers from multiple airlines. Our analyses suggest that Southwest Airlines does a better job of communicating service recovery policies to customers. These results provide evidence of real differences between the service recovery processes of Southwest Airlines and the competition. Furthermore, this corroborates previous work finding that Southwest consistently outperforms competitors in many service dimensions. As airlines consolidate and expand, and as the customer base grows, providing high quality service to passengers will become increasingly difficult. This research provides a look at one critical area where airlines can improve and make commerce easier.
Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/518242012-06-01T00:00:00ZLenox, ZacharyHow Did Banks Deal with Credit Derivatives during the Financial Crisis?http://hdl.handle.net/1811/51719
How Did Banks Deal with Credit Derivatives during the Financial Crisis?
Yu, Shangmin
Many observers argue that credit derivatives played a big role in the recent financial crisis. Alan S. Blinder, the Gordon S. Rentschler Memorial Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University, regards “wild derivatives” as the first error leading to the financial crisis. David Paul, the president of the Fiscal Strategies Group, concludes that without credit default swaps, AIG would still be in business. While many studies have analyzed the benefits and risks of credit derivatives and the role they played during the financial crisis, there is only limited research about how banks dealt with their credit derivatives during the toughest time of financial crisis. With data collected from the Consolidated Financial Statements for BHCs (FR Y-9C), I conclude that the notional amounts of credit derivatives held by banks boomed in 2006 and 2007 but reduced sharply in 2008 and 2009. I believe that the plunge in notional amounts is due to the counterparty credit risk. Then, I use the Herfindahl–Hirschman Index to calculate the concentration level of credit derivatives positions in the banking sector, and I find out that the credit derivatives positions were highly concentrated during the financial crisis. I also briefly review the significant events that happened in 2008 and summarize the role that credit derivatives played in these events. Finally, I discover that JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America and Citigroup were the major users of credit derivatives in 2006-2010. Most of their positions were used for trading, but they did use credit derivatives for hedging their own portfolios. They largely matched their bought and sold protections and took the counterparty credit risk into consideration.
Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/517192012-06-01T00:00:00ZYu, ShangminCEO Stock Option Awards and Regulation Changeshttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/48983
CEO Stock Option Awards and Regulation Changes
Xiao, Liang
In 2003, both the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ enacted changes to the requirements regarding listed companies and their Board of Directors composition. The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of those changes, specifically in relation to CEO compensation and compensation committees. Prior to the regulation changes, Yermack [1997] explored the topic of CEOs manipulating the timing of their stock option awards using their influence over their compensation committees. When Yermack originally conducted his study, regulations regarding Board of Directors composition were far more relaxed, and CEOs could sit on their own compensation committees. In my research, I look at the same timing issues Yermack studied, but for companies at a post-regulation change date. Specifically, I calculate the abnormal returns of stock returns of Fortune 500 companies and compare the timing of certain fluctuations in the stock values with the award date of CEO stock options. Furthermore, I consider the differences between the pre-change and post-change values to analyze the control effects the regulation changes had on CEO stock option awards. Through this study I consider whether the NYSE and NASDAQ regulation changes provided controls for the CEOs and prevented further manipulation of the CEO stock option award timing. With corporate governance at the forefront of many discussions due to the current financial crisis, this research should shed some light on what influence upper-level management still has on its own compensation.
Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/489832011-06-01T00:00:00ZXiao, LiangSaving the Music Industry: Can Value-Added Offerings Increase Album Sales?http://hdl.handle.net/1811/48950
Saving the Music Industry: Can Value-Added Offerings Increase Album Sales?
Bond, Patrick
The music industry has been steadily hemorrhaging sales over the past decade, mainly due to the widespread emergence of digital music piracy. Though much effort has been put forth to stop illegal file-sharing, no actions in the US have been fruitful so far. Making the situation even more dire, there have been very few efforts to research how to sell music to the new pirating generations, and the music industry seems to no longer know its consumers. This research focuses on finding a solution to music industry woes that can be enacted more easily than legislation: how to create music offerings enticing enough for today’s pirating-prone consumers to buy instead of pirate. After a thorough examination of industry insider publications, previous studies on piracy, and an exploratory pretest, a hypothesis was proposed that there are two basic types of music consumers who would behave differently in response to value-added offerings (i.e., something “extra” beyond the basic album): high involvement “Music Lovers” and low involvement consumers who tend to simply seek out the latest single with a “Search and Destroy” mindset. To test this hypothesis, I conducted two studies in which 523 participants between the ages of 18 and 22 were asked about their purchase intentions for a new album either with or without a value-added offering (unreleased tracks in Study 1, a chance to meet the artist in Study 2). Results from these studies confirm the hypotheses; offering unreleased tracks increases purchase intentions for Music Lovers, but not for Search and Destroy participants, while offering a chance to meet the artist does the opposite. The implications of this research could be significant; if value-added offerings can increase sales of albums, then this new approach to selling music (i.e., offering something beyond the basic album) could make selling music in the 21st century a much more feasible venture.
Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/489502011-06-01T00:00:00ZBond, PatrickPropensity to Outsource and Duration of LSP Relationships: Cultural Differences Between the USA, Germany and Brazilhttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/48942
Propensity to Outsource and Duration of LSP Relationships: Cultural Differences Between the USA, Germany and Brazil
Hange, Rhys
This study examines differences in outsourcing behavior between firms in the United States, Germany and Brazil that use Logistics Service Providers. The idea that cultural influences have a factor in a firm’s decision making processes is hypothesized. The hypotheses are tested on 1016 relationships in the three countries using simple linear regression. The results indicate that there are only slight correlations between cultural dimensions and characteristics of LSP relationships. The findings are relevant for practitioners and academics as they continue to gain a greater understanding of the effect that cultural influences have on LSP relationships in which to reference in future research or managerial decisions.
Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/489422011-06-01T00:00:00ZHange, RhysThe Effect of Strikes and Lockouts on the Strength of Professional Sports Leagueshttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/48847
The Effect of Strikes and Lockouts on the Strength of Professional Sports Leagues
Horowitz, Daniel
Most, if not all, professional sports leagues have adopted an internal structure that provides much economic success, but that creates a division within each league composed of two sides: the owners of the teams and the players on those teams. Due to this division and the creation of goals that usually contrast with each other, there has long been strife between the two factions. In most cases both parties are able to come together and formulate an agreement, but on rare occasions one group decides that it is time to act on their dissatisfaction, anger, or even greed and refuse to participate in these negotiations. This generally leads to an owners’ lockout or a players’ strike, similar to those found in other industries. After an extensive meta-analysis, conducted using data and research from past sports strikes and lockouts, I have found that the effects of a work stoppage on the strength of a league is not uniform, that players salaries generally are negatively affected, and that players most often lose the most as a result.
Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/488472011-06-01T00:00:00ZHorowitz, DanielBoard Social Connections and their Corporate Governance Effect: A Comparison of US and Foreign Firms Listed in the UShttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/48753
Board Social Connections and their Corporate Governance Effect: A Comparison of US and Foreign Firms Listed in the US
Shao, Han
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations require the majority of directors of a board to be independent. However, the current definition of “independent director” remains vague when a director is socially connected to the top management through many links such as past work experience, education background, nonprofessional organizational, etc. This paper studies the corporate governance effect of social connections of CEOs and directors by comparing a group of U.S.-listed Israeli firms to their matched U.S. firms. As a result, I find while Israeli boards are more social connected to each other than U.S. firms, Israeli directors have similar degree of social connection to their CEOs as U.S. directors. I find for both Israeli and U.S. firms, the firms are larger when their CEOs and directors have more social connections. I find for U.S. firms, CEO’s compensation is higher when the CEO has more social connections, and when the CEO is more connected to the directors, but I didn’t find significant results for Israeli firms. On the contrary, for Israeli firms, I find the total compensation of all executives and directors is higher when the directors are more connected to their CEOs, but the results are not significant for U.S. firms.
Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/487532011-06-01T00:00:00ZShao, HanAccounting for motion pictures: an examination of the quality of two accounting standardshttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/47535
Accounting for motion pictures: an examination of the quality of two accounting standards
Wiece, Deborah Lynn
FAS 53, Financial Reporting by Producers and Distributors of Motion Picture Films, was issued in 1981 and set the requirements for external financial reporting in the motion picture industry. However, due primarily to changes in the industry since then, there have been many criticisms regarding the statement. In an attempt to address these criticisms, a proposed Statement of Position (PSOP) was written. This PSOP addresses some of the more controversial accounting methods allowed under FAS 53, and it requires more conservative income recognition policies. The goal of this distinction project was to determine which of these two accounting standards-FAS 53 or the PSOP-is of higher quality, with my hypothesis being that the PSOP was a higher-quality standard. To determine the quality of a standard, one can look at the characteristics, primarily the relevance and reliability, of the information it provides. In order to assess the quality of the information, I asked users of financial statements for their opinions through the use of a survey. 150 surveys were sent out to entertainment industry professionals, public accountants, and university accounting professors, and a response rate of 11.33% was achieved. Despite the low response rate, respondents indicated a preference for the PSOP in most areas. Therefore, although the PSOP does not address all of the criticisms of FAS 53, it does significantly improve accounting for motion pictures, and thus it is the standard of higher quality.
Sat, 01 Jan 2000 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/475352000-01-01T00:00:00ZWiece, Deborah LynnA literature analysis of the provision of management and advisory services regarding auditor independencehttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/47534
A literature analysis of the provision of management and advisory services regarding auditor independence
Ambrosini, Damon Andrew
Mon, 01 Jan 2001 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/475342001-01-01T00:00:00ZAmbrosini, Damon AndrewFundraising for the Arts: cures for the cost diseasehttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/47533
Fundraising for the Arts: cures for the cost disease
Behn, Douglas Gerald
As a musician and a student of the arts, I have become increasingly aware of the valuable products and services that arts organizations provide to society. It is, therefore, unfortunate that these organizations often struggle to secure adequate financial resources for their activities. This project examines key issues in the financial management of arts organizations. These issues are evaluated from both theoretical and practical standpoints using principles of accounting, economics, and marketing. Following a review of related literature, three case studies are presented that describe the fundraising techniques and financial management strategies of each organization. One of these organizations is a metropolitan ballet company that has a track record of successful financial management. Another is a well-established symphony orchestra with large resource needs. And the third is a university marching band that initiated a new fundraising effort. The relative success or failure of each organization is evaluated in an attempt to provide useful general guidelines for economic well-being to non-profit organizations. The purpose of this project is to provide insight into the financial issues and obstacles facing the performing arts and other not-for-profit organizations in society today. By examining the fundraising and operating techniques of various arts organizations and their relative success or failure, I hope to provide advice that these organizations can use to improve their financial position. Another purpose of this project is to provide examples of fundraising and operating techniques that have already been used, either successfully or unsuccessfully, with the expectation that other arts organizations may be able to benefit from this information.
Sat, 01 Jan 2000 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/475332000-01-01T00:00:00ZBehn, Douglas GeraldThe use of attorneys to foster donor activity in community foundationshttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/47532
The use of attorneys to foster donor activity in community foundations
Kennel, Bobbie Jo
Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/475321996-01-01T00:00:00ZKennel, Bobbie JoWhat pre-merger conditions are necessary for mergers to be successful?http://hdl.handle.net/1811/47531
What pre-merger conditions are necessary for mergers to be successful?
Mittal, Aditya
In this paper I examine the various pre-merger conditions necessary for a merger and acquisition activity to be successful. I have done this by analyzing information from a sample of random companies and then looking at factors such as the merger value, the long term debt to income ratio, the average pre merger earnings per share and the long term asset-income ratio of the companies The results of my analysis shows that a higher value of merger leads to failure of the merger, the higher value of asset-income ratio leads to a successful merger. Higher debt Income ratio increases chances of failure. I take into account strictly these pre-merger conditions for the acquiring company.
Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/475312003-01-01T00:00:00ZMittal, AdityaAn experimental test of quasi-rational economic behaviorhttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/47530
An experimental test of quasi-rational economic behavior
Helon, Ryan Joseph
Thu, 01 Jan 1998 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/475301998-01-01T00:00:00ZHelon, Ryan JosephFrom APB No. 25 to SFAS No. 123: a study in accounting for employee stock optionshttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/47529
From APB No. 25 to SFAS No. 123: a study in accounting for employee stock options
Chen, Janie J.
Employee stock option plans have been an important part of the compensation package offered to employee. The core issue related to employee stock options is how the plans should be valued on the financial statements. The 1972 Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 and the recently released Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 both address the valuation issue. This paper studies the characteristics of APB 25 and SFAS 123 as well as their applications. The paper then offers a modified valuation approach which attempts to achieve the goal of providing better information on employee stock option plans to the users of financial statements.
Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/475291996-01-01T00:00:00ZChen, Janie J.Collateralized mortgage obligations: risk in the derivatives markethttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/47528
Collateralized mortgage obligations: risk in the derivatives market
Tuss, Bronwynne E.
Sun, 01 Jan 1995 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/475281995-01-01T00:00:00ZTuss, Bronwynne E.An analysis of school funding and student achievement within the State of Ohiohttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/47527
An analysis of school funding and student achievement within the State of Ohio
Whittaker, Brooke Loren
Sat, 01 Jan 2000 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/475272000-01-01T00:00:00ZWhittaker, Brooke LorenAn examination of motivation and employee promotion within the big six accounting firmshttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/47526
An examination of motivation and employee promotion within the big six accounting firms
Shugars, Heather
Sun, 01 Jan 1995 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/475261995-01-01T00:00:00ZShugars, HeatherAn examination of the factors that affect electronic communications between auditors and their clienthttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/47525
An examination of the factors that affect electronic communications between auditors and their client
Yoder, Sarah R.
This study examines the factors that affect electronic communications between auditors and their clients. Although there are many factors that affect these communications, distance, the technological sophistication of the client, the technological sophistication of the auditing firm, and the size of the client were chosen as the four factors to be examined most closely. The responses from sixty-five surveys distributed to auditors in Columbus were used to test whether these four factors affected electronic communications between auditors and their clients. None of these four factors affect electronic communications, but two other factors--no need currently and no perceived value--were found to be possible explanations for why auditors are not communicating electronically.
Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/475251996-01-01T00:00:00ZYoder, Sarah R.Career patterns for women in logistics: the changing dynamics of a male dominant fieldhttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/47524
Career patterns for women in logistics: the changing dynamics of a male dominant field
Gilmore, Nikki Marie
Thu, 01 Jan 1998 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/475241998-01-01T00:00:00ZGilmore, Nikki MarieAn analysis of the variation in bankruptcy filings across judicial districtshttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/47523
An analysis of the variation in bankruptcy filings across judicial districts
Mooney, Carolynn E.
This thesis examines the causes of variation in the number of bankruptcy filings across the United States federal judicial districts. Data obtained from the 2000 US Census and the US Bankruptcy Courts are used to isolate the roles that both population size of a district and demographic risk factors play in judicial district bankruptcy filing rates. Two regression modeling approaches are used to accomplish this objective; the first model focuses on the effect that district population size has on the number of filings, and the second model attempts to capture the effect that risk factors have on district variation in bankruptcy filing rates. Results suggest that the majority of variation is attributed to the demographic scale of the judicial districts. However, findings also imply that financial, occupational, educational, and other non-financial household characteristics act as risk factors that induce some variation in judicial district bankruptcy rates.
Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/475232003-01-01T00:00:00ZMooney, Carolynn E.Hindsight bias in prospective financial reportinghttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/47522
Hindsight bias in prospective financial reporting
Shiao, Ming-Hao
Mon, 01 Jan 2001 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/475222001-01-01T00:00:00ZShiao, Ming-HaoAnalysis of electronic commerce regulation in the global economyhttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/47521
Analysis of electronic commerce regulation in the global economy
Bhatia, Shivani
Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/475212003-01-01T00:00:00ZBhatia, ShivaniThe effects of staff accounting bulletin 101http://hdl.handle.net/1811/47520
The effects of staff accounting bulletin 101
Stecker, Jennifer Rose
Mon, 01 Jan 2001 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/475202001-01-01T00:00:00ZStecker, Jennifer RoseA thesis presented in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree with distinction in international business in the Fisher College of Business of The Ohio State Universityhttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/47519
A thesis presented in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree with distinction in international business in the Fisher College of Business of The Ohio State University
Wedwaldt, Tara L.
Due to technology, the lowering of trade barriers and the globalization of markets has exploded, and been made into actuality. When it comes to information technology and global business, this project examines the past and present, and attempts to predict the future. From an educational standpoint, utilizing two main groups, this project asks the questions: "Is Information Technology in Global Business Positive or Negative?" and "Is International Business Dependent on Information Technology?" Through personal interviews and surveys, the different groups' answers do not seem to align. Utilizing both positive and negative case studies, this project supports the opinion that I.T. can affect global business both ways. It supports the view that small business can grow into international businesses, but also many workers may lose their jobs due to I.T. and global business. Overall, this project provides a prediction for the future of I.T. and global business and questions that every businessperson should be asking themselves as we move into a globalizing world.
Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/475192003-01-01T00:00:00ZWedwaldt, Tara L.An examination of Ohio State's undergraduate accounting education approaches (traditional vs. nontraditional) and the impacts of each on studentshttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/47518
An examination of Ohio State's undergraduate accounting education approaches (traditional vs. nontraditional) and the impacts of each on students
Jennings, Christine M.
Instead of the technical (traditional) focus present today in accounting education, practitioners want educators to place more emphasis on developing communication, interpersonal and intellectual skills of students (nontraditional). This study's purpose was to evaluate Ohio State's regular (traditional) and honors (nontraditional) undergraduate accounting programs through its alumni's reactions to specific questions about their undergraduate and professional experiences, all in an effort to determine which program is more effective in preparing students for accounting careers. After analyzing the 163 survey respondents' answers, statistical support was found for the four hypotheses of the study. Thus, (1) honors students were more satisfied with their undergraduate curriculum, (2) honors students felt their undergraduate education prepared them for an accounting career to a greater extent than regular students did, (3) honors students were more likely to pursue graduate degrees at top business schools and obtain professional certifications, and (4) honors students felt that they were more successful in their careers.
Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/475181996-01-01T00:00:00ZJennings, Christine M.Copyright infringement on the Internet--an international problemhttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/47517
Copyright infringement on the Internet--an international problem
Patel, Sanjiv G.
An analysis of current U.S. copyright laws and international intellectual property agreements (i.e., the Berne Convention, the GATT, the NAFTA, and the Rome Convention) reveals their limitations in preventing copyright abuses on the Internet. This analysis shows a need for respective governmental bodies to update legislation concerning copyright abuses on bulletin board services, newsgroups, the World Wide Web, and e-mail. Consequently, amendments to these international agreements are proposed. In addition, a technological solution is proposed that places the responsibility of copyright protection on Internet publishers. This solution also addresses these publishers' needs for various levels of confidentiality.
Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/1811/475171996-01-01T00:00:00ZPatel, Sanjiv G.